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Evaluation of an ATP photometer for measuring 14 C activity
Author(s) -
Cole Brian E.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1984.29.3.0663
Subject(s) - photometer , phytoplankton , sun photometer , environmental science , range (aeronautics) , linear relationship , chemistry , remote sensing , analytical chemistry (journal) , environmental chemistry , optics , physics , materials science , geology , mathematics , statistics , nutrient , organic chemistry , composite material , lidar
An evaluation was made of the suitability of an ATP photometer for field measurements of phytoplankton 14 C activity. Over a wide range of 14 C activity the light output recorded by the photometer was linear. The activity of a natural phytoplankton sample can be accurately determined with such an instrument; samples must be allowed to dark‐adapt before analysis.